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Thanks for introducing user friendly immigration arrival card

Tuesday, 3 May 2011


Congratulations to Md. Abdul Mabud, Director-General of the Department of Immigration and Passports, and all those responsible for introducing the new Bangladesh Immigration Arrival Card. Having cringed in dismay countless times over the years as I completed the obligatory landing card, this time was like inhaling a breath of fresh air. Previously the cards demanded some totally irrelevant and superfluous questions be answered. The new card asks a mere 10 questions - all relevant and all of equal importance. Of the 80 countries I've visited, Bangladesh now matches that of Thailand, which I've found to be the most user-friendly, fast-track immigration system in the world, and the friendliest. Congratulations Bangladesh. Sir Frank Peters Gulshan, Dhaka E-mail : sirfrankpeters@googlemail.com